"SLC-S24/W1 - Tangled Emotion | The Powerful Conversation".

Hello, friends welcome to my post in which I have discussed "Powerful Debate - Tangled Emotions" as part of my participation in this 👉Steemit Challenge S24W1 | organized by @sitaraindaryas

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For this challenge, I chose to discuss the Task of Powerful Debate (Shopkeeper & Customer). When it comes to business such as buying and selling, there must be a bargain in price, which is something I am good at doing most of the time. The truth is some people are used to debating anything which being around such kind of people you will learn how to talk as it is said that a bird of the same weather flock together.

I thought among my friends I was the only one who knew how to bargain things until I followed my friend shopping, where I heard him bargain for the price of the items he bought. He was seriously bargaining for price reduction which I saw him and pretended as if I didn't see him nor heard his conversation with the shopkeeper. Most people feel too shy to bargain with their customers simply because they want to maintain their personalities and show up.

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Have you ever successfully bargained your way to a great deal? What worked for your persistence, politeness, or a little humor? (1 Mark)

Yes, I have ever successfully bargained my way to a great deal, which is my persistence and politeness that worked for me. Most people, especially those in business, only understand the power of bargaining, which is why I bargain my way to a great deal.

I know of someone in my town who owns a restaurant who is into baking cakes, organizing events, and so on. I bargain with her for a long before she agrees to strike a deal with me. When I told the woman what I wanted, she went ahead and charged me, which I couldn't hide or claim to have afforded the amount she had charged me. What helped me to have a great deal with the woman was that I was persistent and polite when bargaining with her, and she then understood me and agreed to strike a deal with me.

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Do you believe it's fair to negotiate prices in local or small shops? Where do we draw the line between saving money and respecting hard work? (1 Mark)

Yes, I believe it's fair to negotiate prices in local and small shops because business is all about negotiation, and a seller would have to set his or her price without the buyer to either accept or negotiate the price. What matters is how the negotiation is done; for example, if a shopkeeper is someone open to bargaining, like in a market, where bargaining is part of the culture, then negotiation that is respectively done is highly accepted. In a small business that is based on pushing a low price, a shopkeeper may feel like what he or she is selling is undervalued.

Where we have to draw the line between saving money and respecting hard work

• Based on intended matters This is when we are trying to get a fair deal, or we are just lowballing for the sake of saving some money.

• Based on Power dynamic: This is specifically for someone who has more financial flexibility than the shopkeeper, who would pay the price and see it as a way of supporting the shopkeeper instead of as a transaction.

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What is your strategy when you ask for a discount? Are you more of a sweet talker, a quiet smiler, or a straight talker? (1.5 Marks)

Well, I am a sweet talker, but my strategy when asking for a discount is when I am buying more quantity than a single item from a shopkeeper (seller). In doing this, I will smile at the shopkeeper and talk sweetly for him or her to offer me a discount since I am buying in a large quantity.

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What is the most unexpected or hilarious response you have ever heard from a shopkeeper? Some replies stay with us forever share your funniest memory! (1 Mark)

Yes, I love stuff like this, especially those little unexpected gems of human interaction. The funniest memory that makes me laugh is a lady who tried haggling with a shopkeeper who was on her 60th birthday over a rubber chair. The lady who is the buyer said to the shopkeeper, "Ma, can you give me a discount? If you will, I will ensure that I tell all my friends about your shop". The old woman, as the shopkeeper, didn't even answer the girl (buyer) nor smile at her; instead, she said to her "please don't if all your friends are like you who is ready to cheat an old woman like me". Her words sounded savage with the way she delivered them with a smile, which made it funny.

Another memory was the time I tried to negotiate at a street food in my town I said to the seller, come on, please give a brother like me a discount the vendor looked at me, very seriously and said to me "Even my blood brother pay full price when their want to eat what I am selling, or you want to be my husband"

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In a pricing debate, who do you usually support the customer looking for value or the shopkeeper trying to survive? Why do you lean that way? Personal experience or principle? (1.5 Marks)

In a pricing debate, I do support the shopkeeper who is trying to survive, which I have learned. Most shopkeepers pass through a lot, and in addition to the taxes and rent they are paying and other miscellaneous expenses in running their shop, a customer should consider all these and stop bargaining with a shopkeeper.

My personal experience is with a shopkeeper in my town who is into selling electronic products. I went to this shopkeeper and started bargaining for a discount price, but the shopkeeper was shocked, trying to kneel down to convince me to patronize him, saying that he hadn't made a single sale in the day and he needed money to feed his family which I felt pity and bought the item at a higher price.

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